A Brief Footnote on Tidiness


I’m as fascinated by y’all’s responses to my bookshelves as y’all are by the books, etc. [g] It seems to be about 20:1 in terms of “OMG, this looks just like my shelves!/I love it!” vs. “What a mess!/How can you FIND anything!/Let me come and organize that for you!”


I appreciate both schools of thought—and my sincere thanks to the kind souls who think I would do better (in some undefined way), if my books were alphabetized, sorted by color, arranged by height, or generally tidied into a visual...

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Published on July 12, 2012 11:25
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message 1: by Kim (new)

Kim McGee I really do like your hedgehog!


message 2: by Liza (new)

Liza Bach Gee Diana.. Looks like my shelves.. only a bit neater.. ;-)


message 3: by Diana (new)

Diana Gabaldon Kim-- I don't exactly _collect_ hedgehogs (or owls, or elephants), but they sort of come and find me.


message 4: by Joy (new)

Joy Looks like my bookshelves...I have the same hedgehog, a stuffed whale shark from the GA Aquarium and several eyeores, plus knick-knacks, tarot cards, crafting supplies and misc other stuff...


message 5: by Alana (new)

Alana White Boy...I feel better! (I thought it was just my shelves that looked like that:)


message 6: by Anne (new)

Anne Ipsen According to a friend of mine: "If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what does that say of an empty desk?"


message 7: by Nancy (new)

Nancy I was hoping to see the next book in "The Outlander" series! This can't be the end of Clare & Jamie!


message 8: by Jackie (new)

Jackie I think having a messy bookshelf just emphasizes your "creative" spirit! (that's my excuse, anyway :)


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